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[00:01.08]The Wrist Watch
[00:03.27]It is generally believed that wristwatches are an exception
[00:07.16]to the normal sequence in the evolution of men's jewelry.
[00:12.84]Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women and then
[00:18.05]adopted by men.
[00:20.42]In the old days, queens included wristwatches among their crown
[00:25.11]jewelry.
[00:26.94]Later they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers.
[00:32.07]Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with
[00:36.09]fortune hunters.
[00:38.03]Then army officers discovered that the wristwatch was
[00:42.51]most practical for active combat.
[00:46.31]Race car drivers also loved to wear wristwatches and pilots
[00:51.44]found them most useful while flying.
[00:55.68]Soon men dared to wear wristwatches without feeling
[01:00.22]self-conscious.
[01:02.58]By 1924 some 30% of men's watches were worn on the wrist.
[01:10.04]Today the figure is 90% and they are now worn by both men and
[01:16.91]women for practical purposes rather than for decoration.
[00:01.08]The Wrist Watch
[00:03.27]It is generally believed that wristwatches are an exception
[00:07.16]to the normal sequence in the evolution of men's jewelry.
[00:12.84]Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women and then
[00:18.05]adopted by men.
[00:20.42]In the old days, queens included wristwatches among their crown
[00:25.11]jewelry.
[00:26.94]Later they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers.
[00:32.07]Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with
[00:36.09]fortune hunters.
[00:38.03]Then army officers discovered that the wristwatch was
[00:42.51]most practical for active combat.
[00:46.31]Race car drivers also loved to wear wristwatches and pilots
[00:51.44]found them most useful while flying.
[00:55.68]Soon men dared to wear wristwatches without feeling
[01:00.22]self-conscious.
[01:02.58]By 1924 some 30% of men's watches were worn on the wrist.
[01:10.04]Today the figure is 90% and they are now worn by both men and
[01:16.91]women for practical purposes rather than for decoration.
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